Natilus is building a full-scale, over 200-foot drone by 2020. Natilus has stated aims to build hundreds of the drones, some of which will be sold directly to customers--ideally to companies like UPS and FedEx as well as "medium freight forwarders" like Whole Foods and Costco. Matyushev notes that Natilus may operate some of the drones itself as a freight airline but fly them under the brand logos of customers. The company is testing drones for a variety of applications, ranging from humanitarian aid to commercial delivery and inventory inspection.​

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​One of Natilus' stated goals is to use lower shipping costs to reduce the price of goods to consumers. ​

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​Amazon and other companies are working on using small drones for their deliveries and Natilus operates on the larger scale to potentially compete with current shipping markets.​